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Subtraction worksheets — Class 1 to 3, with answers

Free subtraction worksheets: 1-digit, 2-digit without and with borrowing, 3-digit subtraction and word problems — new numbers every set, with answer keys.

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Subtract within 10 (Class 1)2-digit subtraction (no borrowing) (Class 1–2)2-digit subtraction with borrowing (Class 2)3-digit subtraction (Class 3)Subtraction word problems (Class 2–3)

Subtract within 10

Class 1 · Worksheet 1 · set 6
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Subtract.

  1. 6 − 6 =
  2. 7 − 4 =
  3. 5 − 1 =
  4. 8 − 2 =
  5. 10 − 8 =
  6. 9 − 1 =
  7. 5 − 4 =
  8. 10 − 1 =
  9. 6 − 4 =
  10. 4 − 3 =
  11. 5 − 2 =
  12. 10 − 7 =
  13. 9 − 5 =
  14. 9 − 8 =
  15. 5 − 3 =
  16. 5 − 5 =
  17. 9 − 4 =
  18. 3 − 0 =
  19. 9 − 9 =
  20. 8 − 3 =

2-digit subtraction (no borrowing)

Class 1–2 · Worksheet 2 · set 6
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Subtract.

  1. 28 − 22 =
  2. 93 − 63 =
  3. 63 − 30 =
  4. 37 − 16 =
  5. 21 − 10 =
  6. 89 − 59 =
  7. 57 − 10 =
  8. 77 − 57 =
  9. 27 − 20 =
  10. 75 − 73 =
  11. 75 − 22 =
  12. 44 − 33 =
  13. 22 − 20 =
  14. 78 − 52 =
  15. 92 − 50 =
  16. 71 − 70 =

2-digit subtraction with borrowing

Class 2 · Worksheet 3 · set 6
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Subtract. Remember to borrow.

  1. 80 − 56 =
  2. 32 − 18 =
  3. 87 − 18 =
  4. 54 − 35 =
  5. 45 − 29 =
  6. 64 − 57 =
  7. 66 − 57 =
  8. 53 − 37 =
  9. 72 − 15 =
  10. 86 − 78 =
  11. 96 − 28 =
  12. 32 − 16 =
  13. 34 − 28 =
  14. 55 − 38 =
  15. 83 − 65 =
  16. 75 − 18 =

3-digit subtraction

Class 3 · Worksheet 4 · set 6
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Subtract.

  1. 798 − 571 =
  2. 595 − 500 =
  3. 686 − 527 =
  4. 669 − 530 =
  5. 589 − 453 =
  6. 372 − 295 =
  7. 501 − 256 =
  8. 912 − 502 =
  9. 870 − 745 =
  10. 391 − 265 =
  11. 883 − 619 =
  12. 709 − 415 =

Subtraction word problems

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 5 · set 6
Name:Date:Score:    / 6

Read and solve.

  1. There are 68 pages in a book. Aman has read 30 pages. How many pages are left to read?
  2. A shop had 79 balloons. It sold 28. How many balloons are left?
  3. Kabir scored 81 runs and Raju scored 74 runs. How many more runs did Kabir score?
  4. A shop had 27 balloons. It sold 20. How many balloons are left?
  5. Dev had 79 marbles and gave 40 to a friend. How many marbles are left?
  6. There are 73 pages in a book. Aman has read 40 pages. How many pages are left to read?

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What is borrowing in subtraction?

When the top digit is smaller, we take 1 from the next place: 1 ten becomes 10 ones. Example: 52 − 27 → 12 − 7 = 5 ones, 4 − 2 = 2 tens → 25.

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